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99 dollars!!?? This is a huge rip off. Other and better solutions exist!!
Seriously, anybody who buys this without even researching the options you have to give your 360 wireless N capability is just wasting their money. I didnt' really want to write this review initially (because I am a programmer on M$ platforms), but it's just plain rediculous. Even more rediculous are the 5 stars reviews on amazon praising this thing. Sure it will give you wireless N capability but at a cost that is outragous! Here is a better solution: Linksys Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter This will connect to anything that has an Ethernet cable and will give you wireless N capability. it will give me the same functionality as this outragously over-priced adapter. Not only that, but it will work with whatever I throw at it. it works with my PS3, XBOX 360, Laptop, .....etc. if you shop hard enough you will be able to pick this thing up for very cheap. Another solution, This one requires more knowledge and is a bit more technical. Also possibly a little more expensive than the first option, but still cheaper than the 99 dollars adapter on here: purchase a wireless N router that supports a HyperWRT firmware like Tomato or dd-WRT. You can then flip the router into a bridge and connect it to your XBOX 360 to offer you wireless N capability. Like I said, a bit more technical, but it shouldn't be too hard to figure out. I love Microsoft, but this is just plain wrong. EDIT: A lot of people responded to me by saying that the LinkSys adapter is about the same price as XBOX adapter. This is ONLY true on amazon. you can search for better prices elsewhere on the LinkSys adapter. I picked up the above adapter for 37 dollars including shipping! Also there is another solution which gives you the same capability as the LinkSys adapter and is only 49 dollars here: TRENDnet Wireless N Gaming Adapter-Black (TEW-647GA) (V1.0R) Bottom line, there are much cheaper solutions out there. They are not as clean as the XBOX adapter because you will need to hook them up to their own power and such, but you could use them for other applications (like giving the PS3 wireless N capability instead of the built in wireless). This adapter should be 49.99 Not 79.99 or 87.99 or 99.99...etc.
November 2009 · Video Games
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Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter A/B/G & N Networks
4.4★ · 1,004 ratings, as of 2023
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